PAXTON, Ind. -- A soldier from southwestern Indiana died during an attack in Iraq, his father said.
Staff Sgt. Matthew Kimmell, 30, was killed when on a military vehicle he was riding in came under attack, said Larry Kimmell of Paxton, the soldier's father. Paxton said Army personnel told him Tuesday of his son's death.
He said he was told two soldiers who were with his son were injured in the attack.
Kimmell was a career soldier and had been serving in Iraq since June, his father said.
The Pentagon's media office said today that it could not immediately confirm any information about Kimmell's death.
Kimmell's hometown of Paxton in Sullivan County is about 25 miles south of Terre Haute.
Kimmel is the 46th person from Indiana to have died after being sent to the Mideast since the buildup for the invasion of Iraq began in 2003.
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